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Wayne Barrett Leaves the Voice

Legendary columnist and muckraker Wayne Barrettannounced yesterday that he's leaving the Village Voice after 32 years. He discusses his career in investigative journalism and what's next for him as well as New York.

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Another now ex-Voice reader
from NYC

Wayne Barrett is infinitely too good for the Voice under its new Arizona management disgrace. Do they honestly think saying they fired him for "budgetary reasons" is the slightest bit believable? (I'm loving Voice editor Tony Ortega's nonsensical damage control all over the internet - massive fail.) I'm guessing their stupid blog sh*t kid writers aren't going to face the axe though? The Voice 2.0 has outed itself for good with this unbelievable idiocy and scumbaggery.

What a profound loss--not just to the Voice, but to the city as a whole. I hope this isn't the last we will hear from Wayne Barrett, whose brave, smart reporting has provided unique insights into the city and state.

how does barrett feel about the predominance of the use of "crowd sourcing" as brian loves to do. do you consider this journalism? is this a bad road to go down?should people who consider themselves journalists do things like read tweets from listeners and viewers on the air or in print?

Some years ago I was angered by how shabbily Voice icon Jules Fieffer had been treated by that publication. A former longtime reader, I never picked up another issue again. Now history repeats itself. Shameful!

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